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Old 04-01-2005, 08:47 AM
Lewis Lewis is offline
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Real Name: Lewis
Location: S. Oklahoma
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Originally Posted by Tink
It's amazing how much difference there can be on the same routes. I went to a track meet yesterday - About 120 miles round trip. On the way, 45 miles per hour west texas head wind for 50 miles of west travel. THEN, after six hours of track-meet, the wind SHIFTS and there goes that make-up trip I was looking forward to. On my northern leg of 35 miles, STRAIGHT INTO it AGAIN.
The only thing worse than catching a headwind both ways in a hybrid I can think of is the same kind of wind shift on a long out and back bicycle ride--the 'mpg reduction" comes right out of the legs. I have a couple of memorable such ride memories.

You are still getting some impressive mpg out of your HAH.
Lewis
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